# 119-hr-6793: Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-6793, Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6793
- Congress: 119
- Title: Public Shipyard Workforce Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protects civilian staffing at public shipyards.** The bill would bar the Department of Defense from using funds available for fiscal year 2026 to impose a hiring freeze, carry out a reduction in force, or delay filling vacant federal civilian positions at a public shipyard, preserving current staffing levels at those facilities for that year.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2025-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-12-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect public shipyard civilian jobs: benefit, medium. This bill would prohibit the Department of Defense from using funds authorized for fiscal year 2026 to impose a hiring freeze at a public shipyard. It would also prohibit using those FY2026 DoD funds to carry out a reduction in force or to delay without cause filling a vacant federal civilian emplo…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6793 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6793)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6793 (as of 2026-04-21).